A/RES/54/55 Page 6 3. Appeals once again to all States, as well as to international governmental organizations and foundations, to make voluntary contributions in order to strengthen the programmes of activities of the Regional Centre and facilitate their implementation; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Regional Centre with all necessary support, within existing resources, for better achievements and results; 5. Also requests the Secretary-General to facilitate the establishment of close cooperation between the Regional Centre and the Organization of African Unity, in particular in the area of peace, security and development, and to continue to assist the Director of the Regional Centre in his efforts to stabilize the financial situation of the Centre and revitalize its activities; 6. Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session the item entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa”. 69th plenary meeting 1 December 1999 C UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 42/39 D of 30 November 1987 and 44/117 F of 15 December 1989, by which it established the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and renamed it the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, with headquarters at Kathmandu and with the mandate of providing, on request, substantive support for the initiatives and other activities mutually agreed upon by the Member States of the Asia-Pacific region for the implementation of measures for peace and disarmament, through appropriate utilization of available resources, Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General,8 in which he expresses his belief that the mandate of the Regional Centre remains valid and that the Centre could be a useful instrument for fostering a climate of cooperation in the post-cold-war era, Noting that trends in the post-cold-war era have emphasized the function of the Regional Centre in assisting Member States as they deal with new security concerns and disarmament issues emerging in the region, 8 A/54/255 and Add.1. /...